Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-14
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Wcekty Free Press.
The Meeting of the American Board.
SOME OF THE SPEAKER.


The Springfield Republican, thus de
scribes some of the prominent figures ON
the platform of the American board:
Rev. DR.. n. G.. Clarke, the senior for
eign secretary, greatly pleased every one
He is tall, fine looking, with high and
handsome forehead, whitening hair and
long white beard, and read his report with
fire and vigOr.
DR.. Smith, his colleague, is very erect,
dark complexion, clean shaver, emphatic
and sometimes sarcastic.
Evangelist Pentecosts mighty frame
and dark, horid face, beeting brows and
heavy moustache, and studied simplicity
of speech, have grown very familiar here.
Prof. Harris of Yale is type of the good
New England cleric, Immediately array
ed, and every feature and whisker closely
ordered.
DR. Eddy is a splendid specimen of the
admirably set off by his abundant snowy
hair and side whiskers, and his speech
was overlooking with ready bonhome.
DR.. Hamlin's narrow face is another
New England type.
DR.. CUNTS solid, stocky figure and
large head and face are very notable any
where
Joseph Cook, the Monday lectureship,
has not changed in his burly figure, and
his broad mobile, and every way extra
ordinary countenance
| Rev. j. f. Todd looks somewhat like
| Roscoe Conkling, ami Is consciously drd-
| matte III mis- delivery
Prof. Egbert G. Smyth, tall, strongly
| proportional man, with a symmetric face,
| well-balanced, hair richly silvered and
| full gray beard trimmed just right has Il
slow, deliberate, weighty manner OF
! speech.
| The fine, conscientious face OF DR.. Nc
! Il nd no ct nil nrt u
beauty of Richard Salter Storrs distin
| gushed the platform.
A SECRET CoNCLAVE.
A Springfield despatch says At the Sc
cret meeting of the conservatives held in
| Olivet chapel, under the. call signed by Rev
| DR.. Todd of New Haven, some remark
able statements were made, which have
leaked out. A committee which had been
previously appointed reported upon vari
Gus matters, such as the proposed reorgani
cation of the board. 1t was admitted that
! DR.. Alden had made Mistakes but the re
port recommended the reappointment Of
all the secretaries Various speakers fol
lowed. Some objected to giving so mucl
latitude to debate as was given last yeai
at Des Moines. 1t was claimed that the
liberals occupied too much time, and thai
their speeches were reported in almost al
should be devised which would prevent
this at this meeting. One speaker saiC
that he thought the conservatives should
prepare themselves thoroughly and mon
opoliZe the time. Our side, said he, SHOULD
have so much to say that no one would
want to hear any others. 1t was decided
TO be the sense of the meeting that all i'm
portant votes of the board should be taker
by ayes and nays.
One speaker spoke of the want of unity
in the administration of the affairs of the
prudential committee Two member.
were alluded to by name as Objectionable
! viz, Rev. Mr.. Dickinson of Lowell anC
Joseph 5. Ropes of Boston. A number o
} those present said they should not vot,
for Mr.. Ropes. Others said they should
One man said that President Seelye o
Amherst had been Il milestone about tn,
neck of the board OF visitors at AndOver
Drs. Noble and Withrow proposed resolu
, tions, but it was decided that the state
ment offered by DR.. Quint, endorsing tn,
present administration of the board, wa
sufficient 1t was evident that very bit
ter spirit existed among some of thos,
, present against those who differed iron
them. The meeting was remarkable
one, and did not show harmony amonl
these supporters of the board.
The attendance Of corporate members o
the board is larger than that of any pre-
Viousmeeting in its history. There were II
present, The largest number before thi
meeting was l29. At Des Moines Their
were only so present. The whole numbe
is about .2O.